March 10, 2011

Dayan Viciedo fractures thumb by HBP, will be out for 3-4 weeks

Dayan Viciedo suffered a fractured right thumb when he was hit by a David Bush pitch in the eighth inning of a 7-6 victory over the Rangers. Viciedo went down to the ground on impact and stayed there briefly until White Sox assistant athletic trainer Brian Ball came out to check on him.

Viciedo moved to a seated position and then got up and left the field, even joking with manager Ozzie Guillen as they reached the dugout. But the news wasn’t very humorous after an X-ray at the ballpark showed the injury, leaving the right fielder on the sideline for an expected three to four weeks.